Shallots
Common name
Shallots
Botanical name
Allium ascalonicum (cepa var. aggregatum)
Variety
na
Zone
Grow as an annual
Light
Sun
Height
24" (61 cm)
Habit
Clumping
Feed
Fertilize once a month
Water
Water weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color
Brown
Bloom Time
No bloom
Maintenance
Keep weed-free
About
Often used in fine French cuisine, shallots have a delicious, delicate onion flavor excellent for sauces or vinaigrettes to serve with vegetables, meat and fish dishes. Harvest when tops die down in midsummer, about 80 days after planting. Replant smaller bulbs in fall for next season's harvest.
